Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in "death by..." I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement.
T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby < [email protected]> wrote: > Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of > a committee of coworking spaces. :) > > On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > WOW - Great conversation! > > > > I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that > > content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not > > suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. > > Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces > > but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all > > the great businesses involved. > > > > Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? > > > > My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, with the > > suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative public face > > to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of coworking. > > > > I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might be > > willing to get involved. > > > > Thanks for the discussion. > > > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > > On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hear Hear! > > > > > Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as starting a > > > > second coworking space in the same city - it requires a gardener (or > > > two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to each other. > > > > Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is one of the > > > best I know for discussion - on any subject. > > > > > My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar to what Tara > > > > is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. This > > > community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the summer, and > > > now there are people paying more attention there, the world is a > > > better place for it. > > > > > Peace, > > > Ryan Price > > > [email protected] > > > @liberatr > > > 407-484-8528 > > > > > FloridaCreatives.com > > > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > > > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > > > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > > > > > Thank you for saying this Ryan. > > > > > > We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to 'move' from this > > > > > Google Group to something else. And each time, the action > > > > cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, Facebook > > > > page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. > > > > > > This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed on Google > > > > and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The > > > > maturation of discussion! > > > > > > I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we can, but the > > > > issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there is that it > > > > becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the LinkedIN > > > > group. Loads of people request to join and post questions there, but > > > > > I miss them and there are so many self-promoters in there that have > > > > nothing to do with Coworking that it turns those people off. > > > > Thinking that the LinkedIN group IS THE coworking discussion group, > > > > they go away thinking this movement is dead or a waste of time. Not > > > > a great way to promote coworking at all. > > > > > > So we can start groups and someone can take the helm of each of them > > > > > and there can be discussions over hither and yon that replicate the > > > > discussions here. Or, we can continue to try to get people to gather > > > > > here. In a really great useful space. Personally, I'm glad that > > > > there isn't very much activity on that Facebook group. I'm thinking > > > > of sending a message out to everyone that is on it to come here and > > > > introduce themselves then shutting it down (or at least putting the > > > > link to this group up there). > > > > > > T > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > Really? More email from Facebook? > > > > > > Anne, > > > > > > I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because this list > > > > is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and have to > > > > follow in 5 places. > > > > > > Peace, > > > > Ryan Price > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > @liberatr > > > > 407-484-8528 > > > > > > FloridaCreatives.com > > > > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > > > > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using Facebook's > > > > > new > > > > groups feature. > > > > > > I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, frankly, > > > > Facebook > > > > changes their mind all the time. > > > > > > But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest > > > > incarnation is > > > > probably the most ideal. > > > > > > Join here: > > > > > >http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622&ap=1 > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > /ah > > > > indyhall.org > > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Ryan, > > > > > > I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem very > active, > > > > it would be great to bring all of us together in a more public > setting > > > > (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group and even the > > > > blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we create > > > > something or enhance something so as to bring us all together and to > > > > educate the public? > > > > > > Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to other > coworking > > > > spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen space or > > > > Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current FB pages, > > > > network better and promote the idea of coworking? That kind of thing. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Anne > > > > > > P.S. The twitter hashtag is great and is a perfect way to bring us > all > > > > together on twitter! > > > > > > On Oct 13, 11:48 am, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Both of these look pretty "official": > > > > > >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking/77381078825 > > > > Alex Hillman likes it. > > > > > >http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2281332482 > > > > Started by Chris Messina, Tara Hunt is an officer. > > > > > > The "page" is favored by Facebook, since you can feed posts in there, > > > > and add "boxes". They both have about 400+ people. > > > > > > Peace, > > > > Ryan Price > > > > [email protected] > > > > @liberatr > > > > 407-484-8528 > > > > > > FloridaCreatives.com > > > > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > > > > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just > > > > wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or > > > > the wiki page? > > > > > > If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent > > > > this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as > > > > admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our > info, > > > > press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. 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